Surrey Slog, Half Marathon 22/07/2012

Jo was brilliant again, finishing third female overall and first female in her age category. I was closer only 2 minutes behind, but it is all about Jo. 

Fairlands Valley marathon 15th July 2012

 Jo telling me to Hurry up at the first check point

 Photo above and photos below are thanks to Rob and Alison who kindly met us at the finish which was really appreciated

Olympic training

 The buggy I will be driving

One of the mobility buggy stops

Bournemouth Triathlon 8th July 2012

 Honestly it was this year, it rained all day the day before

 Our lunch stop on the way home being interrupted by new forest ponies

Update 4/7/12

 The Lido where Jo and I did the Aquathlon

Me in my Olympics uniform

Jo and I have completed two long runs, one with our new running club and one with our old running club. Both runs were enjoyable. One was along the Thames tow path and the other was along the cotswold way.

We also competed in the Aquathlon (picture above) at Tooting Bec Lido, which was a 1000 metre swim and a 7.5k swim. Jo was quicker than me as per normal. it was a fun event and a great way to spend a mid week evening.

It is not long now until the Olympics. I am volunteering I have my shifts and as you can see from the above photo I also have my uniform. I am travelling up to London on Monday to find out about my role, but I will also see the Olympic park.

Jo and I have an Olympic triathlon this weekend, a marathon the weekend after and a half marathon the weekend after that.      

Latest update 12/06/12

Since the last marathon I have not done much running. Jo and I competed in the Westonbirt triathlon a couple of weeks ago, but I have been working long hours driving which has meant missing running club. Last weekend Jo and I went to Porthcawl, as I had bought Jo a kite surfing lesson for Christmas. We had a great weekend first camping of the year, it rained a lot, but we made the most of it. Jo enjoyed flying the kite.

Weekend just gone, Jo and I had a wake boarding lesson in Cotswold water park both of us enjoyed it and said we would like to do it some more. But with a marathon coming up in a couple of weeks we need to start putting in the miles.

I have collected my Olympic volunteering uniform, and have got my shifts. Jo and I are also planning our honeymoon for September. Lots going on, would help if the British summer started, 

H - Marathon completed

As you can see from the above photos I completed the Halstead Marathon. Jo supported cycling the route and cheering me on in various location, her support was fantastic and really appreciated. 

I was planning on running 8 minute miles which mean an overall time of 3 hours 28 mins, i was on target up to 18 miles, then my legs started to tire. I gave Jo my GPS watch because I did not want to see how slow I was going. I managed to drag my self around the last 8.2 miles, finishing in 3:50, very tired, pleased I had finished but not too happy with my time. It was much hotter than I thought it would be and much hillier. 

I thought the marathon was well organised, great facilities, fantastic support for a small marathon, a descent goody bag, which did not have lots of fliers, which are normally put straight in the recycling box, and the medal is different with a see through panel. 

I must thank Jo for her support, and driving there and back.

 It was a tiring day and my legs still hurt two days after, it does help me get around thinking why I am doing this to myself, raising money and awareness for a great charity, that means a lot to me and my family.